Inflating watercraft flotation device

A method for floating a watercraft in a body of water, the watercraft having a water line, the method comprising:

• providing first flotation bladder mountable adjacent the waterline;
• providing a second flotation bladder adjacent to, separate from, and non-communicating with the first flotation bladder;
• inflating the first flotation bladder;
• inflating the second flotation bladder;
• and
• directing the second flotation bladder in a general direction into the water.

A device for floating a watercraft in a body of water, the watercraft having a water line, the device comprising:

• an inflatable first flotation bladder mountable adjacent the waterline;
• an inflatable second flotation bladder adjacent the first flotation bladder;
• a mounting plate mounted to the watercraft, the mounting plate having a first cover channel, a second cover channel, a first bladder-retaining slot, and a second bladder-retaining slot;
• a first collapsible tubing receivable within the first cover channel;
• an elongated cover having a first edge and a second edge, the first edge receivable in the first cover channel and the second edge receivable in the second cover channel, the first collapsible tubing positioned between the mounting plate and the first edge;
• a space defined between the mounting plate and the cover, the first flotation bladder and the second flotation bladder receivable within the space;
• inflation means connected to the first collapsible tubing, the first flotation bladder and the second flotation bladder for inflating the first collapsible tubing, the first flotation bladder, and the second flotation bladder;
• wherein upon inflation of the first collapsible tubing and the first flotation bladder, the first edge of the cover is released from the first cover channel of the mounting plate and is moved in a direction generally away from the watercraft allowing the first flotation bladder and the second flotation bladder to substantially inflate;
• and
• further wherein upon inflation of the first flotation bladder and the second flotation bladder, the first flotation bladder directs the second flotation bladder in a general direction into the water.

A device for floating a watercraft in a body of water, the watercraft having a water line, the device comprising:

• an inflatable first flotation bladder mountable adjacent the waterline;
• an inflatable second flotation bladder adjacent the first flotation bladder;
• a float switch activated upon a predetermined amount of water entering the watercraft, the float switch causing the first flotation bladder and the second flotation bladder to inflate;
• and
• wherein upon inflation of the first flotation bladder and the second flotation bladder, the first flotation bladder directs the second flotation bladder in a general direction into the water.

A method for floating a watercraft in a body of water, the watercraft having a water line, the method comprising:

• providing first flotation bladder mountable adjacent the waterline;
• providing a second flotation bladder adjacent the first flotation bladder;
• inflating the first flotation bladder;
• inflating the second flotation bladder;
• directing the second flotation bladder in a general direction into the water;
• covering the first flotation bladder and the second flotation bladder with a cover;
• providing a first collapsible tubing beneath at least one edge of the cover;
• inflating the first collapsible tubing;
• and
• removing at least a portion of the cover.

A method for floating a watercraft in a body of water, the watercraft having a water line, the method comprising:

• providing first flotation bladder mountable adjacent the waterline;
• providing a second flotation bladder adjacent the first flotation bladder;
• inflating the first flotation bladder;
• inflating the second flotation bladder;
• directing the second flotation bladder in a general direction into the water;
• and
• activating a float switch upon a predetermined amount of water entering the watercraft;
• wherein activation of the float switch inflates the first flotation bladder and the second flotation bladder.

A method for floating a watercraft in a body of water, the watercraft having a water line, the method comprising:

• providing first flotation bladder mountable adjacent the waterline;
• providing a second flotation bladder adjacent the first flotation bladder;
• inflating the first flotation bladder;
• inflating the second flotation bladder;
• directing the second flotation bladder in a general direction into the water;
• and
• automatically inflating the first flotation bladder and the second flotation bladder only upon a predetermined amount of water entering the watercraft.

A device for floating a watercraft in a body of water, the watercraft having a water line, the device comprising:

• an inflatable first flotation bladder mountable adjacent the waterline, the first flotation bladder having a first circumference;
• and
• an inflatable second flotation bladder adjacent the first flotation bladder, the second flotation bladder having a second circumference, the second circumference being greater than the first circumference;
• wherein upon inflation of the first flotation bladder and the second flotation bladder, the first flotation bladder directs the second flotation bladder in a general direction into the water.

A device for floating a watercraft in a body of water, the watercraft having a water line, the device comprising:

• an inflatable first flotation bladder mountable adjacent the waterline, the first flotation bladder inflated to a first predetermined pressure;
• and
• an inflatable second flotation bladder adjacent the first flotation bladder, the second flotation bladder inflated to a second predetermined pressure, the second predetermined pressure being greater than the first predetermined pressure;
• wherein upon inflation of the first flotation bladder and the second flotation bladder, the first flotation bladder directs the second flotation bladder in a general direction into the water.